Final Summary/Reaction

After doing all my research over the past few months, I have finalized what I am doing. I'm sticking with all that I've said previously and am super excited to present it to everyone! I am really glad I actually stuck with the younger kids because I could relate to certain aspects of how they feel and why they would want to join a gang. I'm not saying that because I feel the same way I would go and join a gang, but I can see where they are trying to come from. Gangs make themselves look so much better than they actually are, and kids go there to feel like they belong somewhere. I had strong reactions to my research, mainly feeling sorry for the kids who so desperately just want to fit in and find a place where they belong. If I weren't to focus on the kids part, I think I would definitely go into Chicago and their gangs. Chicago has had such a high record of violence because they have the most gangs anywhere in the US, and it would have definitely been interesting to go into that as well. Overall, I am really happy with the direction I went in with my topic of gangs, and am excited to share all this information I have found with everyone!